Fw: Re:Re:TBIS
- To: "iris-talk"
- Subject: Fw: Re:Re:TBIS
- From: C* M* M*
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 22:17:53 -0600
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From: Carryl M. Meyer <carrylm@bigsky.net>
To: <irisone@juno.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 9:43 AM
Subject: Re:Re:TBIS
> I have attended the AIS Board Meeting for several times now--and have
heard
> their side of the 'section vs cooperating' society--I also attended the
TBIS
> meeting in Oregon, last spring--why does TBIS not let their members vote
on
> the issue of section vs cooperating society--and then the issue should be
> settled--once and for all-(yea--really!!!)
> there are some other basic differences between AIS and TBIS--and these
must
> get discussed and worked out--as the membership wants--not as a few
officers
> want--
>
> The AIS meeting is essentially a tall bearded meeting--I prefer to grow
> Medians and Specie--and would like to see more of them at the AIS
> meeting--but have to go to section meetings to see them--
>
> The AIS meeting does cost more to attend--safety for attendees is always a
> concern--and a Motel must have many meeting rooms to accommodate all the
> meetings--so--the motel does cost more--and the Registration fee must
cover
> the cost of busses and lunches--for 3 days--whereas, at the TBIS meeting,
> busses were for one day only, volunteers made the lunches, and a couple
big
> Iris growers donated money--so the cost to the attendees was less than
> usual--
>
> So--it is hard to compare a one-day meeting with a week-long meeting--
>
> Carryl in western Montana--where the smoke still is--and still getting
> worse--
>
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